As we move along this journey to getting healthier I am trying hard to cut down on our cracker-y and granola bar-y snacks. We definitely don't want to bring in any high fructose corn syrup into our home...and it is pretty much in all the store bought snack foods...
With that said I am doing a lot of baking these days...and I am trying to bake things that have some sort of nutritional value (but not always!). I like to sneak in some oats, pumpkin, banana or nuts whenever I can...
This week some snacks we have around are..
Homemade LaraBar fruit nut bars
I am shocked that we like these. Most of the varieties have dates in them. Every year at Christmas Britt requests cookies with dates in them and I pretty much gag the whole time I am making them. But in this case I thought I'd give them a try (since I'm trying to make changes) and I LOVE these!!! They also take NO TIME to make...
Homemade Clif Bars
I found this recipe on the same blog as above. Mine turned out a little crumbly probably because I didn't tamp them down hard enough...but the kids eat 'em up! (I made the chocolate chip variety.)
Clif Z Bars
These are a store bought snack that passes the nutrition test on many counts. We all love these. Buy them at Costco or Sam's Club to keep the cost down.
Honey Wheat braided pretzels with Hummus
Unsweetened applesauce
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